Sunday, November 9, 2008
Theo Jansen
This animali art is straight up ridiculous but it is also amazing. The idea that Theo Jansen came up with is just brilliant yet it is completely not useful, well at least at this time. He made art into a living animal. Well maybe not living but it is able to survive on its own without assistance of others. This artist combines his physics education he got in college to produce something that some may call absurd while others would think of it as works of art. I don't consider this much of art but it is unique and interesting. When I think of art I usually think of painting and sculptures (that don't move) or musical pieces. With that though you could call his animals as art because art is just suppose to be something that someone finds interest in.
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3 comments:
Good paragraph. I liked how you talked about his backround in physics. I do agree with you though and I do not really view this as art.
I think that you have said many good points, but some people might define art as more than just paintings or sculptures. I do agree that these things are ridiculous and are not useful right now. But then again most art does not really have a purpose other than looking good or expressing something.
I agree that what he did was useless to society but it is still good that he shows how creative he is. I also don't think that it is that much art and is more science. I think your definition of art is correct and straight forward.
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